A VERY RARE ANTIQUE (1900) VICTORIAN STERLING SILVER & SILVER PLATED SHOE HORN & BUTTON HOOK TOOL

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THIS EXTREMELY RARE ANTIQUE (1900) VICTORIAN HALLMARKED STERLING SILVER & SILVER PLATED SHOE HORN AND BUTTON HOOK TOOL MEASURES 31.5cm LONG AND IS AN ABSOLUTELY AWESOME FIND. A BUTTONHOOK IS A TOOL USED TO FACILITATE THE CLOSING OF SHOES, GLOVES OR OTHER APPAREL THAT USES BUTTONS AS FASTENERS. IT CONSISTS OF A HOOK FIXED TO A HANDLE WHICH MAY BE SIMPLE OR DECORATIVE AS PART OF A DRESSER SET OR CHATELAINE. THE SHOE HORN AND BUTTON HOLE HOOK DOERS HAVE SOME AGE AND USAGE RELATED WEAR AND TEAR AND TARNISH, BUT IT IS STILL A BEAUTIFUL AND VERY COLLECTIBLE PIECE. PLEASE VIEW THE PICS CAREFULLY FOR THE GENERAL CONDITION AND TO FULLY APPRECIATE HOW STUNNING THE TOOL IS. THE HALLMARKS ON THE TOOL CONSIST OF THE "ANCHOR" ASSAY MARK CONFIRMING ITS WAS MADE IN BIRMINGHAM, THE LION PASSANT CONFIRMING IT IS BRITISH STERLING SILVER (925), THE LETTER "a" CONFIRMING IT WAS MADE IN 1900 AND THE INITIALS "E.S.B." CONFIRMING IT WAS MADE BY EDWARD SOUTER BARNSLEY. THE ORNATELY DECORATED CENTRE SECTION IS HALLMARKED STERLING SILVER AND THE TWO ENDS ARE SILVER PLATED.

FROM THE INTERNET: "These Victorian era tools were designed to help pull buttons through stiff leather on shoes and boots, or to fasten buttons on garments. Most found today date from the 1880's to the 1930's, but an early reference to this useful tool dates back to 1611. Buttonhooks appear in many shapes and sizes, and materials utilized range from steel to gold, and from early plastic to inlaid gems. Buttonhooks are wonderful collectible items and are collected worldwide."

***ANTIQUE VICTORIAN SHOE HORN & BUTTON HOOK TOOL***

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